Other Functions 61
) the audio level as necessary.•Push the joystick (
) toward 
to raise the audio recording level or push it (
) toward to lower it.
•As a guideline, adjust the audio recording level so that the audio level meter will go to the right of the
•When the 0 dB mark turns red, the sound may be distorted.
4Press (
) to save the setting and hide the joystick guide.TO USE THE MICROPHONE ATTENUATOR
If the audio level is too high and the sound gets distorted, activate the microphone attenuator by setting [MIC ATT.] to [
ON] (
39).
NOTES
The audio recording level can be adjusted only while the green adjustment bar appears under the audio level indicator. To avoid changing the level by mistake, after you
manually adjust the audio recording level be sure to press (
) to hide the joystick guide.
When the mode switch is set to 
, the camcorder will adjust the audio level automatically.
We recommend using headphones (
30) to check the sound level while adjusting the audio recording level or when the microphone attenuator is activated.
Usually, the audio level indicator will be displayed only after the manual adjustment of the audio recording level. With the procedure below, you can display the audio level indicator also when the audio level is adjusted automatically or during playback.
POINTS TO CHECK
(
10)
FUNC.
( 
23)
FUNC. 
MENU
DISPLAY SETUP/
AUDIO LEVEL
FUNC. 
ON
When recording in very quiet surroundings, the
MICROPHONES COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADVANCED ACCESSORY SHOE 
You can attach to the advanced accessory shoe on the camcorder an optional
When a video accessory is attached to
the advanced accessory shoe, 
will appear on the screen.
Functions Advanced